Ch. 9 – PSY 3460 Questions – Flashcards

Which of the following is not an example of a group?

One reason people join groups is to

Group cohesiveness is particularly important for a group when

From an evolutionary perspective, groups

With the redistricting of the school system, Coach Taylor's football team for the upcoming season is more diverse than usual, with kids from a wide range of backgrounds, including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, family status, sexual orientation, and even football experience. Research suggests which of the following conclusions regarding a diverse group such as this?

The concept of social facilitation is so named because of the idea that when the presence of others is arousing,

Which of the following is not an explanation for why the presence of other people can be arousing?

Your social psychology professor calls you up in front of the classroom and asks you to answer a series of course-related questions out loud. Even though you feel the eyes of your classmates on you, you find the questions to be easy. According to the model of _________, you should perform _______ on these questions than you would have if you had been asked them in private, without an audience

Which of the following individuals would you expect to be most likely to engage in social loafing?

Individuals experiencing deindividuation

Which of the following is not an example of process loss?

One step that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of groupthink is

Walk, Jesse, Mike, and Gus are business partners trying to decide whether they should invest in a risky new direction for their company. Jesse gets the feeling that his partners are leaning toward the risky option. In order to convince his parents that he is a valued member of the company and a "good" group member, Jesse speaks up in strong, public terms in favor of the risky decision, and he leaves the meeting even more convinced than he was before that they should take the risk. Jesse's personal shift in the risky direction illustrates the __________ explanation for group polarization

Research on personality type and leadership indicates that

A __________ leader is one who sets clear, short-term goals and rewards people for meeting them.

When is comes to social dilemmas

Consider the prisoner's dilemma. You will receive the worst possible outcome for yourself as an individual if

Two fishing companies, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, use the same body of water to catch fish. Both companies are considered building dams that would allow them to cut off the water supply and prevent the other company from fishing. Research on the power of threats indicates that if both companies build a dam and gain the ability to prevent the other from fishing

A(n) __________ solution is an outcome to a negotiation in which each side concedes on issues that are unimportant to it but are important to the other side

According to Sigmund Freud, _________ is an inevitable by-product of civilization

Why are groups often homogenous (comprised of members who are alike in age, sex, beliefs, and opinions)?

Group cohesiveness is best defined as

You are trying to decide whether to take a test in a lecture hall where you will be surrounded by lots of other people or in a room by yourself. Assuming that you have studied well for the test and find the material to be easy, you will perform best on the test in the ________ because it will result in __________

The tendency to engage in social loafing is stronger in __________; it is also stronger in ___________.

On his way back from class, Sanjeev encounters an angry mob ready to storm the dining hall to demand better food. Sanjeev likes the food as it is and wants to stop the mob. What would be the most effective solution?

Four psychology student working on a group project together are trying to figure out how they should avoid groupthink when making decisions about their project. Which of these ideas would be the least helpful?

Jim and Pam, a married couple, are buying a house and have narrowed their choice down to two options. Jim remembers that one house has a beautiful kitchen; Pam, however, remembers that there were roaches in the brown closet. By sharing this information with each other, Pam and Jim are using __________ to avoid ___________

Which of the following is most likely to lead to process loss in a committee?

Which of the following is true about research on leadership?

When is communication most effective for resolving conflict?